CA2604637A1 - Performance stability in rapid cycle pressure swing adsorption systems - Google Patents

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CA2604637A1
CA2604637A1 CA002604637A CA2604637A CA2604637A1 CA 2604637 A1 CA2604637 A1 CA 2604637A1 CA 002604637 A CA002604637 A CA 002604637A CA 2604637 A CA2604637 A CA 2604637A CA 2604637 A1 CA2604637 A1 CA 2604637A1
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Abstract

Pressure swing adsorption process for producing oxygen comprising (a) providing at least one adsorber vessel having a first layer of adsorbent adjacent the feed end of the vessel and a second layer of adsorbent adjacent the first layer, wherein the surface area to volume ratio of the first layer is in the range of about 5 to about 11 cm-1; (b) introducing a pressurized feed gas comprising at least oxygen, nitrogen, and water into the feed end, adsorbing at least a portion of the water in the adsorbent in the first layer, and adsorbing at least a portion of the nitrogen in the adsorbent in the second layer, wherein the superficial contact time of the pressurized feed gas in the first layer is between about 0.08 and about 0.50 sec; and (c) withdrawing a product gas enriched in oxygen from the product end of the adsorber vessel.

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1. A pressure swing adsorption process for the production of oxygen comprising (a) providing at least one adsorber vessel having a feed end and a product end, wherein the vessel comprises a first layer of adsorbent material adjacent the feed end and a second layer of adsorbent material disposed between the first layer and the product end, wherein the adsorbent in the first layer is selective for the adsorption of water from a mixture comprising water, oxygen, and nitrogen, the adsorbent in the second layer is selective for the adsorption of nitrogen from a mixture comprising oxygen and nitrogen, and the surface area to volume ratio of the first layer of adsorbent material is in the range of about 5 to about 11 cm-1;

(b) introducing a pressurized feed gas comprising at least oxygen, nitrogen, and water into the feed end of the adsorber vessel, passing the gas successively through the first and second layers, adsorbing at least a portion of the water in the adsorbent material in the first layer, and adsorbing at least a portion of the nitrogen in the adsorbent material in the second layer, wherein the superficial contact time of the pressurized feed gas in the first layer is between about 0.08 and about 0.50 sec; and (c) withdrawing a product gas enriched in oxygen from the product end of the adsorber vessel.
2. The process of Claim 1 wherein the adsorbent material in the first layer comprises activated alumina.
3. The process of Claim 2 wherein the activated alumina has an average particle diameter between about 0.3 mm and about 1.0 mm.
4. The process of Claim 1 wherein the adsorbent material in the second layer is selective for the adsorption of nitrogen from a mixture comprising nitrogen and oxygen.
5. The process of Claim 1 wherein the concentration of oxygen in the product gas withdrawn from the product end of the adsorber vessel is at least 85 volume %.
6. The process of Claim 1 wherein the depth of the first layer is between about 10% and about 40% of the total bed height.
7. The process of Claim 6 wherein the depth of the first layer is between about 0.7 cm and about 13 cm.
8. The process of Claim 6 wherein the adsorber vessel is cylindrical and the ratio of the total depth of the first and second layers to the inside diameter of the adsorber vessel is between about 1.8 and about 6Ø
9. The process of Claim 1 wherein the pressure swing adsorption process is operated in a repeating cycle comprising at least a feed step wherein the pressurized feed gas is introduced into the feed end of the adsorber vessel and the product gas enriched in oxygen is withdrawn from the product end of the adsorber vessel, a depressurization step in which gas is withdrawn from the feed end of the adsorber vessel to regenerate the adsorbent material in the first and second layers, and a repressurization step in which the adsorber vessel is pressurized by introducing one or more repressurization gases into the adsorber vessel, and wherein the duration of the feed step is between about 0.75 seconds and about 30 seconds.
10. The process of Claim 9 wherein the total duration of the cycle is between about 6 seconds and about 60 seconds.
11. The process of Claim 1 wherein the flow rate of the product gas enriched in oxygen is between about 1 and about 11.0 standard liters per minute.
12. The process of Claim 1 wherein the flow rate of the product gas enriched in oxygen is between about 0.4 and about 3.5 standard liters per minute.
13. The process of Claim 11 wherein the ratio of the weight of the adsorbent material in the first layer to the flow rate of the product gas in standard liters per minute at 93 vol %
oxygen product purity is greater than about 44 g/slpm.
14. The process of Claim 1 wherein the average heat transfer coefficient between the absorber bed and its vessel walls is equal to or greater than about 0.25 BTU
ft-2 hr-1 °F-1.
15. The process of Claim 1 wherein the pressure swing adsorption process is operated in a repeating cycle comprising at least a feed step wherein the pressurized feed gas is introduced into the feed end of the adsorber vessel and the product gas enriched in oxygen is withdrawn from the product end of the adsorber vessel, a depressurization step in which gas is withdrawn from the feed end of the adsorber vessel to regenerate the adsorbent material in the first and second layers, and a repressurization step in which the adsorber vessel is pressurized by introducing one or more repressurization gases into the adsorber vessel, and wherein the maximum axial bed temperature difference in the pretreatment layer is equal to or less than about 70°F.
16. The process of Claim 15 wherein cooling air is passed over the external surface of the adsorbent columns.
17. The process of Claim 1 wherein the amount of oxygen recovered in the product gas is greater than about 35% of the amount of oxygen in the pressurized feed gas.
18. The process of Claim 1 wherein the adsorbent material in the second layer comprises one or more adsorbents selected from the group consisting of X-type zeolite, A-type zeolite, Y-type zeolite, chabazite, mordenite, and clinoptilolite.
19. The process of Claim 17 wherein the adsorbent material is a lithium-exchanged X-type zeolite in which at least about 85% of the active site cations are lithium.
20. The process of Claim 17 wherein the molar ratio of SiO2 to Al2O3 is in the range of about 2.0 to about 2.5.
21. The process of Claim 1 wherein the pressurized feed gas is air.
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